#hyrule historia

[zeldaseyebrows]

And Again and Again

This is the bridge comic I've wanted to draw forever between the Hyrule Historia manga (that introduced Hylia and First Link) and the start of Skyward Sword. My hands finally caught up to my brain.

#tloz #the legend of zelda #loz #zelda fanart #zelink #hylink #comic #artists on tumblr #zelda comic #hyrule historia #skyward sword manga #skyward sword #first link #goddess hylia #og link #hylia's chosen hero

[nintendometro]

Concept artwork 'The Legend Of Zelda' Hyrule Historia

#The Legend Of Zelda #Hyrule Historia #Nintendo

[artbysavoir]

Hylia’s chosen hero. And the heroes of courage. (Hands from LU)

#loz link #zelda fanart #legend of zelda #linked universe #loz #ocarina of time #breath of the wild #skyward sword #hylia's chosen hero #first link #hyrule historia #link #artwork #linked universe au #linked universe fanart

[entiqua]

hylia

#zelda #hyrule historia #skyward sword #hylia #ss zelda

[goblinsmagicapple]

Just a lil lad and his honse This was a gift for a friend on twitter but it took me ages and i wanted to show you all too!

#legend of zelda #hyrule warriors #link #hyrule historia #epona #loz epona

[redloftwingfeathers]

Worthy hero, unforgettable companion

#if you remember this art piece in digital form no you didnt♡ #i remember i uploaded this one a long time ago when i first got a tablet #it....was rather unsavory #full of rookie mistakes #maybe ill redo it #for now enjoy an oldie :v #the legend of zelda #skyward sword #hyrule historia #first hero link #catd00dz

[theforgxttenshade]

I need to draw more of First guys, I love him too much not to. (Version without text under the cut

#legend of zelda #the legend of zelda #hylia's chosen hero #first link #first hero #hyrule historia #~;a splash of ink (my art) #i need you guys to know that ever since the prequel manga came out I've had this guy rotating in my brain #Like so much brainrot about him

[misslovelyillustration]

An oldie but I like it and I'm losing my gourd because I'm so excited!!

I can't wait to see what Tears of The Kingdom has to offer! I'll be here with more zelink soon, because I have a feeling I'll have a lot to work with ;)

#the legend of zelda #loz breath of the wild #loz tears of the kingdom #tears of the kingdom #botw art #zelink #illustration #character illustration #princess zelda #zelda #botw link #botw zelda #botw zelink #link #loz link #hyrule historia #hyrule #characterdesign #fanart #loz fanart #botw fanart #zelink fanart #legend of zelda fanart #hyrule warriors #zelda fandom #legend of zelda #zelda botw #breath of the wild #fantasy art #fantasyart

[la-sera]

For Hylia.

Link Skyward

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Link Hyrule Historia

#zelda #link #legend of zelda #Skyward Sword #hyrule historia

[adrift-in-thyme]

I’ve been meaning to make a post like this for a while now but kept forgetting. Since First isn’t widely known I wanted people to have an explanation of who the heck this guy is (and why they should love him). So without further ado

Who is the First Hero?

(All of the following pictures are from the Hyrule Historia)

The First Hero (or First as we call him in the Linked Universe fandom) shows up in a tiny manga at the back of the Hyrule Historia (that’s basically an encyclopedia for Zelda). He isn’t technically canon and doesn’t have a game of his own. But according to the manga he is the first Link, Skyward Sword Link’s predecessor.

He lived in a time when Hylia was still a goddess and before Demise’s first attack. He was a royal knight, much like Hyrule Warriors Link, and seemed to be a man of great respect and esteem. Until, that is, he was framed for an unknown crime and imprisoned.

He remains in the dungeons for four years. Then, when his so called “premonitions of danger” begin to come true, and Demise attacks Hyrule, his people decide “oh, wait! They kinda need a hero now!” So, they set him free and practically beg him to fight for them. He’s understandably bitter about the whole thing, but being the hero he is, he goes out to battle.

No sooner has he agreed to fight, than the goddess Hylia shows up on her crimson loftwing. She has come to battle Demise and help her people escape to safety.

The loftwing looks down upon the humans as weak and cowardly. But Link stands up to him, telling him “there are those among us who have the courage to fight.” The loftwing admires him for the sentiment, but isn’t convinced. He promises to keep watch over him to see if Link is a worthy rider.

With the loftwing gone to the heavens above, Hylia gives Link the Master Sword

Link doesn’t think he is worthy of it after his imprisonment, but Hylia assures him that the sword knows better. It sees beyond his tarnished reputation to the kind, brave man beneath.

Though Link is still bitter about everything he has endured, he swears to fight for his friends. He takes the sword and hones it into something a mortal can wield.

Then, he goes to battle.

Hylia rallies the other races around Hyrule to help the Hylians. Meanwhile, Link and his men fight for seven days. Despite their efforts, Demise begins to burn Hyrule to the ground.

In the end, Link goes to face him, promising to slay him.

But he is badly wounded in the fight. He collapses, weak and near death. Before he can fade away, however, the loftwing shows up and chooses him as his rider.

He swears to ride with the loftwing forever. Shortly afterward, the dragons from Skyward Sword bless the Master Sword with the power of the Triforce. Then, Link gives the sword to Hylia, who carves Hyrule from the earth.

Link retrieves the sword and drives it into the ground, finishing the job and sending Hyrule skyward.

He wants to follow his people to the skies, but his wounds catch up to him. He falls to the ground. In his last moments he promises that his spirit will always be with his people.

Hylia seals Demise away, even as the enraged god promises to prevail. Then, she goes to where her fallen hero lies.

She holds him, crying over him and lamenting the pain he had to endure to become the hero Hyrule needed. Knowing that Hyrule will need their help once more, she then promises to reincarnate them both. Only this time, she will be a mortal.

This story, we learn, becomes legend in the era of Skyward Sword. And the loftwing who Link swore to ride with chooses the child who has his reincarnated spirit, Skyward Sword Link or Sky.

Now, as for First’s standing in LU…I’m know multiple LU fans (myself included) speculate that Jojo will include him at some point. She’s been cryptic about it when asked though, so we don’t know for sure. Neither do we know when he’ll show up (if he does). So, for now, we can only hope.

…and create our own AU’s in the meantime ;)

#trin rambles #first hero #loz #hyrule historia #lu first

[zeldaseyebrows]

The duality of man Link

Character ref sketches of First Link and Skyward Sword Link.

OG Link looks like he just got released from solitary after 4 years and then came off a double customer service shift. Sksw Link just woke up from a nap and is ready to smack down a demon god for his gf. They're both big Hylia fans.

#tloz #the legend of zelda #loz #zelda fanart #skyward sword #first link #hyrule historia #hylia’s chosen hero #sorry OG Link is the only Link aside from oot Link that is not a Short King #but he's got the spirit #Hylia is still taller too

[nintendometro]

Artwork for the original ‘Legend Of Zelda’, from the ‘Arts & Artifacts’ book. This was apparently made for a 1994 re-release in Japan.

#The Legend Of Zelda #Hyrule Historia #Nintendo

[rottencandyapp1es]

✨~Golden Goddess~✨

Done for the @linktober Legacy prompt for August 💛

#linktober #linktober legacy #legend of zelda #zelda #loz #tloz #goddess hylia #hylia #legend of zelda fanart #zelda fanart #loz fanart #hylia my beloved #hyrule historia #lineless art #lineless style #grayscale

[occasionallyprosie]

What are your LU/LOZ First headcanons?

Personality, trauma responses, family role (big brother, father, only child, etc), favorite foods/colors/season, anything!

I've never written First before, I don't see that much of him either and I'm working through fanon stuff while waiting for my paycheck to get the Hyrule Historia(is it Hystoria?), but I'd love to hear your headcanons for him!

#linkeduniverse #linked universe #legend of zelda #loz #first hero #lu first #lu four #lu hyrule #lu legend #lu sky #lu spirit #lu time #lu twilight #lu warriors #lu wind #lu wild #hyrule historia #headcanons #answers please #I don’t do multi-centric fics much #if at all #I do not like to do characters disservices #aka leave them flat and shallow in personality and stuff #lu chain #prosie rambles

[manu-jpeg]

☆ ☆ ☆

sometimes i think abt how in the hyrule historia, in the preface to the timeline it says this:

so it literally says that some Links are actually named Link, and some aren’t, they’re just referred to as that by historians as just a collective name for the heroes.

the sentence, “The Links of certain eras may also have been named after the legendary hero”, while probably just saying that they’re named “Link” after the hero, it makes it sound like the legendary hero from “The Legend of The Goddess Hylia And The Hero” wasn’t necessarily named Link either. or at least that’s how it sounds to me

the second to last sentence also seems to imply not all princesses that are reincarnations of the goddess Hylia are named Zelda.

and i think this is really interesting and cool! but i think it’s weird that the Hyrule Historia has been out since like 2011 and i haven’t seen anyone really talk abt this

so i’m really curious if other ppl have headcanons for the names of the different heroes and princesses, which ones are actually named link and zelda and which aren’t! cause like ik zelda fans just differentiate the Links by giving them titles/nicknames based off their epithet (e.g. hero of time, hero of winds, etc.), occupation, or game title (e.g. Wind for ww Link, Rancher for tp Link, Four for fsa Link), but like what about actual people names? same goes for Zelda, cause for some reason it’s not as popular to give the Zeldas any kind of name/identifier…

ik there won’t be as much of a general fandom-wide consensus on this as much as the nicknames are, but it’s still super interesting to think about!

#manuthoughts.txt #the legend of zelda #tloz #legend of zelda #loz #zelda #tloz link #loz link #hyrule historia

[skyward-floored]

This may sound a wee bit dumb, but who exactly is First? Was there a hero before Sky? Is this canonical? I'm rather clueless and curious.

I’m about to log off so this’ll be a quick answer, but the answer is... sort of? XD

In the Hyrule Historia, (a big book you can get with lots of timeline stuff and concept art— highly recommend) there’s a bonus manga in the back, which features a hero before skyward sword, supposedly the first ever.

I don’t believe it’s technically canon, but in skyward sword itself there are references to a hero before Sky, so there’s at least a little truth to it. He’s a very tragic guy, but he and his story are fun to mess around with anyways.

#remind me tomorrow if you’d like more of an explanation of who he is lol #answers from the floor #gryphonlover #legend of zelda #hyrule historia #first hero #lu first #there’s also a possibility he’ll be in lu too based on some things jojo has said